Metal vase



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METAL VASE Filed Jan. 17, 1930 an'uento'c Samuel )iecwin Main.

Fatentecl Apr. 26, 1932 u'NirEo STATES PATENTp-O FFICE' SAMUEL ME WINMAIN on wATEnnonY, CONNECTICUT, AssrGNon To scovrnr. MANU- FAGTURING; GOMPANYLOF WATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, ,A CORPORATION or CoN- N CTIGU METAL VASE Application filed January 17, 1930. Serial No. 421,578;

This invention relates to vases, and more particularly to a vase body made from a smooth cylindrical metal tubeby forc ng said tube inwardly. at a plurality of points around its circumference to. form a series of folds. V l I One object of the invention is to provlde a vase body of the above nature which tapers force the metal thereofinwardly' between said'vanes, saidoutside die h'avingthe exact shape ofthe desired exterior contour of the.

finished vase body. J

V A further object is to provide. a vase of the above nature in which an interior ring is provided withinthe body and is secured to the folds thereof, whereby. a permanent symmetrical arrangement of the flower stems ofabouquetmay bemaintained. h

A further object isto provide a vase'of the above nature which will be simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, ornamental in appearance, and very eflicient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view there has been illustrated on the accompanying drawings one form in which the invention may be conveniently embodied in practice.

Fig. 1 represents a top plan view of'the complete vase;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same taken along the line 33' of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view of the vase taken along the line l- 1 of Fig. 3, looking downwardly;

Fig. 5 is a similar transverse sectional view of the same taken along the line 5--5 of Fig. 3, looking downwardly; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view of a portion of the interior peg and the exterior die employed in'the process of forming the conical vase body,

. Referring now to thedrawings in' which like reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 10' (Fig. 3) indicates in dotted lines the original shape of a cylindrical metal blank from which the vasebody is produced; The numeral 11 indicates in full lines the final outline ofthe flutedtubular'vase body, which as shown, is providedjwithan outwardlyflared unfluted top portion12; .The' base body has a plurality of substantiallycircw lar outer folds 13 connected together an equal number of inwardly-extending pointed folds 14, said body being tapered inwardly from'top to bottom. The bottom of the vase body 11 isadapted tobe secured, as by soldering, within. a flat seat, socket, or recess- 15 in a solid substantially conical base 16 having an outer rim 17.

In order to hold the stems of the flowers of a bouquet in a fixedsymmetrical'position in the vase, provision is made of an interior wire ring 18 secured to the innerpointed folds 14, as by soldering, and preferably locatedabout two-thirds of theway down the'height of the vase body 11;

' Process of the vase body- "The firststep in the process of making the above-described vase b ody"'comprises taking asmooth cylindrical hollow metal blank 10 and placing it around the outside of a peg 19 havinga'plurality of vanes 20. The vanes 20 have parallel flat sides and rounded outer edges for supporting the'outer folds of the vase body during the forming process. An exterior die block'21having a plurality of tapered channeled recesses 22, shaped incofn formity with-the final exterior. shape of the vase body 11, will then be moved downwardly around said blank in a press, and the metal of saidiblank willbe forced inwardly by the relatively sharp ribs 23bet-ween said vanes 20 toform the inside pointed folds 1 1 of the vase bodyll. l Y

" Inorder to'form a support for said inside ion pointed folds 14 of the vase, provision is made of a plurality of grooves 24 located midway between each adjacent pair of vanes 20. It will thus be seen that during the process of constructing the vase body 11, the exterior surface of the tubular blank 10, from which it is formfid, contacts at all points with [the outer die block 21, whereas the inner surface of the blank is unsupported except at the vanes 20 and the grooves 262 respectively of the-inner peg. i The outer die block and inner peg are preferably, but not necssarily, mounted on the cooperating parts of a controlledmotion press.

One advantage of the present invention is that the vase'lends itself to attractive metal finishes due to thesymmetrical arrangement of the folds and depressions.

A further advantage is that a conical vase may be produced with .the expenditure of considerably less labor and expense, than was required by the former methods of spinning and drawing. V

. i It will be understood that the present invention is not. to be limited to conical metal vases, but also covers other hollow metal tubular articles, such as pedestals, lamp-bases, furniture legs, standards, columns, etc., withini-ts general spirit and scope.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be -embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention is not to be lim- 4 ited to the specific disclosure, but may be modified and embodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claims. .Havingthus fully described the invention,

'what is claimed as new, and for which it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is: v

l. Ina vase, a base section having a. recessed seat, a fluted tubular bodyseetion' having its lower end located in said seat, said body section being tapered inwardly from top to bottom, and having a. ring joined to the interiorthereof to retain the stems of flowers permanently in therecesses of said fluted body section. I 2. In avase, a base section having a seat, afluted tubular bodysection having its lower end located in said seat, said body section being tapered inwardly from top to bottom, and having an outwardly .flared unfluted upper extremity.

3. In a metal vase, a vase section having a central socket, and a flutedtubular body section having its lower end located in said socket, said body section terminating in an integralunfluted upper rim.

a hollowarticle, a tubular sheet or metal having a plurality of symmetrically p ed ub ta tia yircular ou w d y-e 'minating in an integral nil-fluted upper rim.

6. In a vase body, a tubular generallycon ical sheet of metal having a plurality of symmetrically-spaced substantially-circular outwardly-extending folds, each pair of adjacent circular folds being connected by a pointed inwardly-extending fold, the interior edge of each pointed fold lying in. aj straight line, said sheet terminating in an integral unfluted upper rim.

7. In a vase body, a tubular generally. conical sheet of metal having a plurality of symmetrically-spaced substantially-circular outwardlysextending folds, each pair of adjacent circular folds being connected by a pointed inwardly-extending fold, the exterior edge of each circular fold lying in a straight line, said sheet terminating in an integral unfluted upper rim.

8. In a metal vase, a base section having a central socket, a fluted tubular body section having its lower end located in -saidsocket, and having a ring joined to the interior thereof to retain the stems of, flowers permanently in the recesses of said fluted ody section,..said body section terminating in an upper unfluted circular .9. In a hollow body, a tubular conical sheet of metal having a plurality of connected spaced-outwardly extending circular folds, said sheet terminating in an integral unfluted upper rim. I r

In testimony hereof,'I have afiixed' my signature to this specification.

" SAMUEL MERWIN MAIN. 

